In the AFA Investment Inc. preference litigation, a summons has been issued scheduling the Pretrial Conference for June 30, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. The hearing will be held before Judge Walrath in courtroom no. 4 on the 5th floor at the Bankruptcy Courthouse for the District of Delaware. To view one of the summons issued in these preference cases, click here.
In pretrial conferences held before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, the Court will enter a scheduling order governing the pending preferences actions. This order will generally include deadlines to issue discovery, take depositions, file dispositive motions, along with the scheduling of trial and other relevant dates. A template scheduling order that has been approved by the Court can be found on the Court's website, or by clicking here.
It is important that preference defendants review a proposed scheduling order with counsel in order to determine whether the plaintiff's proposed order comports with the standard terms of such orders approved by the Court in the District of Delaware.
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